In summation I feel like this is what the next 7 weeks are
going to be for my bikecycling endeavors. King o' Pisgah is quickly approaching
and I feel like I'm chasing my tail trying to prepare for it. Shitty weather,
bikes in ill repair, and a general sense of "meh..." are all fighting
against me to keep me from rad mountaincycle racing enjoyment. Im probably
(definitely) making a bigger deal out of this than necessary but I cant help
but feel like I need to be in full on Beast Mode come early May for PMBAR. The
downside is I have a long way to go

The plus side is with the impending Savings of Daylight, I have new day lit post-work hours to
"train" and 7 weeks worth of it. Time to put the ole' grease in the elbow, nose to the grindstone, pedal to some type of metal, and hammer something, something, and
whatnot.........................................

From here on out its ride, eat, sleep, beer, eat, ride,
pimento cheez, sleep, ride, repeat. I have no excuse to not be ready except my
own apathy and lack of mental fortitude. I cant begin to explain in human words how stoked I am that daylight Savings begins this weekend. This is going to be HUGE. I
used to be able to rip out post-work rides in the daylight and this was great
for motivation. As much fun as night riding can be it does not compare to daytime shredding. "Warmer" daylit post work hours are good for another reason too. As stupid as it sounds Im actually looking forward to getting
on the roadbikecycle and cranking out some paved miles. Its great for mind
numbing, monotonous exercising, which on paper sounds lame but for relaxation
and forgetting the stress of the day its great... Pedal, Pedal, Pedal, Pedal.

As long as you aren't run over
by a car.

Gripe-fest over... onto the weeks occurrences:

K.A.W and I have been stone cold chilling here at Greenview
Manor, AVLUSA. Asheville and most of WNC is in the process of thawing out and
slowly inching its way toward Spring. Wednesday Momma Nature decided to tease
us all with a dose of 70° sunshine and light breezes. Of course you cant pass
up this kind of weather while your in the throes of a deep dark winter. I
telephoned E-Dub that I was going to ride a real live mountaincycle somewhere
in the greater Asheville area and he was down.

It had been at least two weeks
since my last trail ride and I could.not.freaking.wait to get out there. Wet,
mud, shit conditions aside, we hit a little secret spot down the road a ways
expecting the worst. To our surprise the trail was in great shape, mostly
because it is barely ridden and super rocky. God bless these mountains and
their well drained soil... We climbed the road and I felt the two week absence
from trail rides almost immediately. Legs and lungs burning, nose on the stem,
and rocks and roots rolling underneath. It was awesome. Pretty soon we made the
ridge and proceeded down the rock strewn trail, over logs, creeks, and boulders
into the darkness. We only rode about 8 miles but it was a hard earned 8 miles
and reminded me of why I ride and why I need this more often.

Thug Life.

E-Dub's camera phone is 17 years old.

This weekend is looking pretty stellar weather wise and of
course I'm getting out in it. Daylight savings is kicking in and its starting
to look better all the time.

I hope youn'z have a great weekend and do your best to get
rad somewhere. Stay tuned for the recap coming yall's way next week...